Pleasure-railway or carousel.



No. 661,466. Patented Nov. 6,1900.

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PLEASURE RAILWAY 0R CABOUSEL.

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No. MM35; Faten'ted Nov. 6, |900.

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PLEASURE RAILWAY 0R CABOUSEL.

(Application led Feb. 12, 1900.)

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J. ANDERSON.

PLEASURE RAILWAY 0R CAHUSEL.

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JOHN ANDERSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE ARIEL ELECTRICAND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PLEASURE-RAHLWAY DE CAROUSEL.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 661,435, dated November6, 1900.

Application led February 12, 1900. Serial No. 4,849. (No model.)

T f//Z 'LU/wmf it mil/.7J @0W/WW ted lines in Fig. I, or by means ofother mo- Be it known that I, JOHN ANDERSON, a citi tive power, or itmay be caused to move along zen of the United States, residing at thecity by gravity by arranging the track in an inot` St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have inclined position. 55 vented a certainnew andusefullmprovement 3 represents a rail which I have shown arinPleasureR-ailways or Oarousels, of which ranged beneath the carriage andthe upper theliollowing is afulhclear, and eXactdescripsurface of` whichis formed with a series of' tion, reference being had to theaccompanycurves or inclines, as seen in Fig. I. 4 rep ing drawings,forming part of this specilicaresents the figures or seats for theriders, 6o 1o tion. which are mounted on bell-cranklevers, each Theobject of myinvention is to add to the comprising supportingstems 5, thelower amusement of riding upon pleasure-railways. ends of which arerigidly connected to arms G, The apparatus may be arranged in the formhaving their upper ends secu red to the carol" a merry-go-round orin astraight or curved riage or truck by fixed pivots, and the lower 65 I5track. The carriages may either be propelled or free ends of which bearagainst the track 3,

by cable or other power, or, being placed on preferably through theinterposition of antian inclined track, maybe caused to move by frictionrollers 7. As the carriage moves gravity. along the figures will have aVertical move- In carrying out myinvention I provide figment imparted tothem, thus greatly adding 7o zo ures orothersupports fortheriders, somountto the amusement of the riders and to those ed and arranged thatthey will have an interlooking on. By rigidly connecting the stemsmitteut vert-ical movement as the carriage 5 to the pivoted arms G thevertical movetravels over its track. ment is imparted to the figures orseats with My invention consists in features of novvery little frictionto the parts, so as to rc- 75 elty hereinafter fully dcscribed,andpointed tard as little as maybe the freedom with out in the claim. whichthe carriage or truck moves over the Figure I is a view, part inelevation and track. The stems 5 instead of' being coupart in verticalsection, illustrating my innected to the arms 6 at the lower or free endvention as applied to a straight or curved ot the latter, as shown inFig. I, may be cou- 8o 3o track as distinguished from a circular track.nected to the arms at the fixed pivot-pointof Fig. II is an enlargedvertical transverse secthe latter, as shown in Fig. III, and a spring Stion taken on the line II II, Fig. I. Fig. III may be interposed betweenthe stem and the is an enlarged detail longitudinal section. carriage togive a cushioning e'tlect to the Fig. IV is a view, part in elevationand partin figure or seat as it descends, this spring sur- 85 section,showing myinvention applied in the rounding' a rod 9, that passesthrough the plat form ot a merry-go-round or circular track. form of thecarriage, the rod 9 having a head Fig. V is a plan View of same. Fig. VIis an on its upper end, between which and the plat enlarged detailvertical section taken on the form ofthe carriage the spring is located.A line VI VI, Fig. VII, and illustrating a mansingle track 8 may be usedor a number of' 9o 4o ner of tilting the figures on their supportingthese tracks arrangedside by side may be stems. Fig. VII is an enlargeddetail elevaused, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. II, there tion. Fig.VIIIis an enlarged detail section being a set of figures or seatsprovided for showing the means for adjusting the figures each track. Thefigures or seats are oonas to height on their supporting-stems. Fig.nected to the stems 5 in a manner that will o5 IX is a section showing amodification of the permit them to beadjusled in a vertical plane, meansfor giving the vertical movementto the so as to tilt the figures orseats or raise or igures. Fig. X represents another modificalower themto fixed positions. This tilting tion. adjustment may be done, as shownin Figs.

l represents a carriage or truck supported VI and VII, by securingaquadrant l0 to the roo 5o on rails 2 and which may be propelled by seat,which is pivoted at ll to the stem and means ol a cable and grip7 asshown by dotwhich has a number of holes l2, arranged in circular form,to receive a pin 13, that passes through the stem, or the raising orlowering adjustment may be provided for by forming a notched head 14 onthe stems, which is engaged by a dog 15 on the seat, as shown in Fig.VIII.

Instead of using the track 3 with an undulating upper surface the axlesof the carriage may be provided with eccentrics 16, (see Fig. IX,) uponwhich the arms 6 bear, (the arms 6 being provided With verticaleXtensions 6, corresponding to the stems 5,) so that as the carriagemoves along the figures will have imparted to them the verticalmovement.

In Figs. IV and V, I have shown the invention applied in a circularform, so thatit may be used after the style of a merry-go-round. Herethe track 17, corresponding to the track 3, is arranged in the form of acircle, and the carriages 18, corresponding to the carriage 1, are madein circular form, two of them being preferably used, as shown in Fig. V,although a single carriage may be used, as shown in Fig. IV. Thecarriages are supported on rollers 19, journaled in standards orsupports 20. To the left of Fig. IV, I have shown the stem 5 pivoted toan extension 21 of the arm 6, and the free end of the stem is supportedbetween springs 22 on a rod 23, connected to the free end of the arm 6,so that a cushioning effect to both the upward and downward movement ofthe figures or seats is provided. To the right of Fig. IV, I have showna spring-supported stop 24, against which the stem 5 im pinges on thedownward movement of the iig-- ure or seat.

In Fig. V, I have, as stated, shown two carriages, each provided with aset of gures or seats and one arranged inside of the other. When twocarriages are used, I prefer to turn them in opposite directions, andthis may be done by a single shaft 25, having pinions 26, adapted toengage racks on the under side of the carriages. By placing the pinionson opposite ends of the shaft the carriages will be made to revolve inopposite directions.

In Fig. X there is shown a modification where the stem 5 is connected toa projection on a rockshaft 30, journaled to the carriage. Secured tothe shaft is a teeter-board 31, that carries the figures or seats 4. 32represents a spring connecting the projection on the shaft to theplatform of the carriage and the tendency of which is to pull downwardlyon the projection. As the carriage passes over ils track it will be seenthat a vertical movement will be impart-ed to the figures or seats.

It will be observed that the arms 6 are inclined downwardly in adirection toward the rear end of the carriage, and they therefore drag'over the track 3, so that there is very little friction or resistancecompared with what there would be if the arms Were arranged vertically,and the'arms also act as levers, of which their pivot-points are thefulcrums, to lift the seats when the carriage is in motion.

I claim as my invention The com bination of a stationary rail having anundulating upper surface, a moving car supported upon a track, a leverpivoted to the car and extending in a downward direction, a rollerjournaled in the lower end of the lever and which bears against theundulating surface of the rail, an arm rising from the lever andextending through the platform of the car and a seat connected to theupper end of the arm.

JOHN ANDERSON.

In presence of* E. S. KNIGHT, M. P. SMITH.

